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Swirled Chocolate Challah Bread

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This Swirled Chocolate Challah Bread features a beautiful swirl of chocolate dough and plain dough, creating a rich, slightly sweet, and soft loaf that’s perfect for breakfast, brunch, or dessert.

Ingredients

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For the Plain Dough:

  • 1 heaped tsp instant yeast
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • ½ cup warm water
  • ⅛ cup honey
  • ¼ cup canola oil
  • 1 egg (at room temperature)
  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups bread flour or all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp sea salt

For the Cocoa Dough:

  • 100g warm water
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 ¼ tsp instant yeast
  • ⅛ cup canola oil
  • 2 eggs
  • ⅛ cup honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • ½ tsp sea salt
  • 280g bread flour or all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup Dutch process cocoa powder

Instructions

  • Make Doughs:
    For each dough, combine the yeast, sugar, and warm water. Let sit for 5 minutes.
    For the plain dough: Add honey, oil, vanilla, egg, flour, and salt. Knead until the dough comes together.
    For the cocoa dough: Repeat the same steps but add cocoa powder with the flour.
    Oil two bowls, place the dough in them, and cover with plastic wrap. Let both doughs rise until doubled in size (about 1-2 hours).
  • Roll Out Doughs:
    Flour a surface and roll out both doughs to the same size. Place the plain dough on a floured parchment paper-lined cookie sheet.
  • Swirl Doughs:
    Roll out the cocoa dough and place it on top of the plain dough. Roll it up like a cinnamon roll.
    Fold the dough in half and twist the sides together to create a swirl effect.
  • Bake:
    Place the twisted dough into a loaf pan lined with parchment paper. Let it rise for 45-60 minutes.
    Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Bake for 25-35 minutes, or until the bread is fully baked and golden on top.

Notes

  • This recipe makes two loaves. If you prefer to make only one loaf, halve each dough recipe.
  • For a richer chocolate flavor, you can increase the amount of cocoa powder slightly.

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